Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 36 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
2. 2.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
11. 11.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
15. 15.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
26. 26.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
33. 33.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
37. 37.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
40. 40.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale

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